Re: GNU/GForth.org-hosted F-Droid repository for freedom-reviewed Android applications written in GForth?

Bernd Paysan <[email protected]> Tue, 04 Aug 2020 22:23:35 +0200

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Am Dienstag, 4. August 2020, 15:57:16 CEST schrieb J. R. Haigh:
> Me too, though I also don't like downloading APKs from lots of different
> sources. I stopped using Google Play a few years ago and since then have
> only installed from https://F-Droid.org . As Bernd indicated that it would
> be difficult to get applications written in GForth included in the main
> F-Droid repository, I suggest that the GForth project hosts their own
> F-Droid-compatible repository for freedom-reviewed Android applications
> written in GForth.

Yes, that's a possibility.  F-Droid allows to add repositories, and operating 
a repository doesn't seem to be difficult. Allowing third-party (free, 
reviewed) apps on that repository (using the normal Gforth build process for 
Android) is certainly possible.

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